Closed August 2-7
Posted by Victor on 7/31/2023 to
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We will close Wednesday, August 2, reopening Tuesday, August 8. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than August 9. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
Paradoxical politics: The 1920s and '30s
Posted by Victor on 7/21/2023 to
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We are back with a selection of items from the 1920s and '30s. It was a time of stark contradictions. Prohibition took effect simultaneously with women achieving full suffrage rights. Pro-enforcement Republicans sat in the White House as a
Stalwarts and Bloody Shirts
Posted by Victor on 6/23/2023 to
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The final decades of the 19th century were largely a time of peace and prosperity. Americans, still traumatized by the rupture of the Civil War, came to a tacit agreement not to let politics lead to bloodshed, and agued over boring and benign
GO WEST! APIC Reno Western Regional July 28-29
Posted by Victor on 6/21/2023 to
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The APIC Western Regional convenes July 28 & 29 at the Atlantis Casino Resort, in Reno, Nevada. The Atlantis has been the venue of the biennial Regional for two decades, and is hard to beat in terms of creature comforts and amenities. Even if
Another blast from the past
Posted by Victor on 6/16/2023 to
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We recently got a significant influx of items making an encore appearance in the Legacy catalog. Many have not appeared for years, and may not be seen again for years. Check the Back in Stock category in case you missed them the first
Closed May 24-29
Posted by Victor on 5/22/2023 to
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We will close Wednesday, May 24, reopening Tuesday, May 30. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than May 31. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
Political exonumia
Posted by Victor on 5/19/2023 to
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This month we feature a selection of political exonumia. Within numismatics, exomunia broadly comprises tokens and medals, or non-monetary coinage. Political exonumia comprises tokens and medals circulated to advance a cause or candidate, and in
Closed April 27 to May 1
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We will close Thursday, April 27, reopening Tuesday, May 2. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than May 3. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
An early 20th century selection
Posted by Victor on 4/14/2023 to
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This month we have a fine group of early 20th century political items, with several benchmark pieces including a great TR "Bull Moose" chromo button with moose suspension, always a favorite and seldom found in such nice condition. McKinley,
Another blast from the past...plus auctions!
Posted by Victor on 3/24/2023 to
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As new material is acquired, we routinely get items that were offered in the past and sold out. Many have not appeared in the catalog for years, and may not return again for years, so it's always worth your while to check the Back in Stock
Ike, Dick and Harry ...and Jack ...and Ronnie ...and FDR
Posted by Victor on 3/10/2023 to
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Our new offerings for March date from the mid-to-latter half of the 20th century, from the administration of Franklin Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan. Featured are several rare Truman and Kennedy items. Victor will have a table tomorrow at the
Gone the way of the Whigs
Posted by Victor on 1/20/2023 to
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The expression, "Gone the way of the Whigs," refers to a powerful American political party that arose as the opposition to Jacksonian Democracy, coalescing around traditional Federalist conservatism, achieving majorities in Congress and two
It's Bryan (and McKinley) Time Again
Posted by Victor on 12/9/2022 to
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In this, our final update of 2022, we feature items from the elections of 1896 and 1900: Bryan vs. McKinley. Apart from sharing first names, the candidates had little in common, either in style or substance. Bryan was a populist who was rural and
Lincolnites and Copperheads
Posted by Victor on 11/18/2022 to
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Our November listings are from a challenging period in American history: the Civil War and Reconstruction. Lincoln and his Republican or National Union Party prosecuted the war to ultimate victory for the North, then oversaw the occupation of the
Closed October 13-23
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We will be closed from Thursday, Oct. 13 to Friday, Oct. 21, reopening Monday, Oct. 24. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Oct. 26. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.
Between the Wars: Politics of the 1920s and '30s
Posted by Victor on 10/7/2022 to
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Featured in our latest update are items from the 1920s and 1930s, the two decades "between the wars" in which America experienced both great prosperity and great hardship. In politics it saw contests for the White House between Harding and Cox
Harvest time!
Posted by Victor on 9/16/2022 to
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As summer wanes and harvest time is upon us, we have a selection from a bountiful season for political memorabilia, the late 19th century. Indeed, for sheer variety and color, the 1880s and '90s were hardly surpassed by the "golden era" ushered
The era of Teddy
Posted by Victor on 8/26/2022 to
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The early 20th century was a politically pivotal time in American history, thanks in large part to one man, Teddy Roosevelt, who entered the White House at just 42, and remains our youngest president. His presidency was transformative in many
Closed August 18-22
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We're taking a short break beginning August 18, reopening Tuesday, Aug. 23. Orders placed during our absence will ship no later than Wednesday, Aug. 24. We will monitor email and phone messages, and respond to anything urgent.